Jacob Hart

Founder & CEO, Orchard HQ - carbon accounting · data · climate tech

Orchard HQ

Leeds, UK · GMT (UTC+0)

16+ years experience

Queen's University Belfast

English

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Overview

I started Orchard HQ to fix climate analytics for teams who were tired of the workarounds. Raised $9 million across 2 rounds. Before that: Boston Consulting Group and BP.

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consumer fintechenterprise salesdatacarbon accountingclimate tech

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Hiring our first founding engineer at Orchard HQ - Leeds or remote

Role: Founding engineer
Level: Senior
Type: Full-time
Work mode: Remote
Compensation: $190k-$243k
Team: Founding team, 9 people
Start: As soon as possible
Must have: Production experience with climate tech Production experience with carbon accounting Clear written communication
Process: Decision within 10 days

Comp £73k-£131k. Three interviews over a week. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

Leeds, UK · remote OKconsumer fintechclimate techenterprise sales

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Pre-seed round open - data labelling for freight forwarders, 12 paying customers

Stage: Pre-seed
Raising: $2M
Instrument: Priced round
Committed so far: Opening the round now
Lead investor: Lead in place
Traction: 12 paying customers after 11 months
Use of funds: Engineering hires and the first sales team

12 paying customers after 11 months. Looking for investors who know consumer apps and can help with regulatory approvals.

Leeds, UKcarbon accountingdataenterprise sales

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Experience

Founder & CEO
Jan 2024 - Present
Orchard HQ · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Leeds, UK
- Raised $9 million across 2 rounds.
- Grew the team to 57 people across 4 countries.
Regional Sales Director
Nov 2020 - Jan 2024
Boston Consulting Group · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Leeds, UK
- Shortened the enterprise sales cycle from 11 months to 4.
- Opened 4 new logos over $1 million ACV in the region.
Account Executive
Jan 2017 - Nov 2020
BP · 3 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Leeds, UK
- Opened 6 new logos over $2 million ACV in the region.
- Shortened the enterprise sales cycle from 10 months to 3.
Sales Development Representative
Jan 2014 - Jan 2017
Salesforce · 3 yr · Full-time · Leeds, UK
- Shortened the enterprise sales cycle from 12 months to 4.
Regional Sales Director
Dec 2010 - Dec 2013
Boston Consulting Group · 3 yr · Full-time · Leeds, UK
- Opened 11 new logos over $3 million ACV in the region.
- Built the enterprise team from 2 to 16 reps.

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Education

Queen's University Belfast
BSc, Engineering
2007 - 2010

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